LESS and less young people are getting their drivers’ licence in Victoria, according to a new study from the RACV.
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...there is a great disparity between metropolitan and regional areas when it comes to young adults getting their licences.
- Bruce Prosser, RACV
The Young Adult Licensing Trends report revealed an 18 per cent decrease in the average licensing rate for young people aged 18-24.
A reduction in metropolitan drivers is responsible for a portion of that decrease, regional centres such as Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong also showed a reduction, while the number of drivers in rural areas increased across the board.
The RACV's Bruce Prosser said young people in regional and rural areas relied on getting behind the wheel to a much higher degree than their city counterparts.
“What is clear from our research is that there is a great disparity between metropolitan and regional areas when it comes to young adults getting their licences,” he said.
“In metropolitan areas, younger people depend less on cars, and use alternate means of transport such as trains, trams, buses and bikes; while in regional areas, the car is still the most popular mode, however there are often also fewer alternatives for getting from A to B.”